London, 17/7:Former India captain M S Dhoni, who is enjoying his time in England for at least two weeks now, was seen being chased by fans for a selfie with him in the streets of London. The 41-year-old cricketer is in England since before his birthday on July 7. He celebrated his birthday…
New Delhi, 16/7: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Saturday emphasised an urgent look at the process which led to prolonged incarceration of undertrials while blaming the non-filling up of the judicial vacancies and not improving the judicial infrastructure as major reasons for the huge backlog of cases. “In our criminal justice…
New Delhi, 16/7: In a major development BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday named Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for the post of Vice President of India. The announcement was made by BJP chief JP Nadda following the party’s parliamentary board meeting held in Delhi.
Chennai, 16/7: AIADMK Legislature Party leader and interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami will on Sunday chair a meeting of the party legislators to discuss the Presidential elections scheduled for July 18. It is also expected to discuss replacing O Panneerselvam, who was expelled as the deputy leader of the legislature party on July 11….
New Delhi, 16/7: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said his government’s schemes for free education, healthcare and electricity were not “freebies” but efforts to lay the foundation for making India the number one country in the world. He said education and health services will be free for all in the country if, by…
Mumbai, 16/7:In an embarrassment to the Shiv Sena, the new Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government on Saturday decided to rename the Aurangabad district as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv. The previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government had taken the same decision on June 29, in its last Cabinet meeting, when the…
New Delhi, 16/7: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hold an all party meeting on Saturday, two days ahead of the start of the Monsoon session of the Parliament. The meeting is scheduled to be held at Parliament in the evening and is expected to be attended by floor leaders of several political parties. During…
New Delhi, 16/7: The AAP will support opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential Poll, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said after a political advisory committee (PAC) meeting of the party on Saturday. Sinha is in fray for the top constitutional post of the country with Droupadi Murmu, the candidate chosen by the BJP-led National…
UK, 16/7: As the race to become Britain’s next prime minister gained pace, caretaker premier Boris Johnson has reportedly told his allies to back “anyone but Rishi Sunak”, according to a media report on Friday. Johnson, who resigned as the leader of the ruling Conservative Party on July 7, has been urging defeated Tory…
New Delhi, 16/7: The BJP is likely to finalise its candidate for the vice presidential post on Saturday in its parliamentary board meet scheduled to be held later in the day, sources said. Its parliamentary board comprises party president J P Nadda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others. BJP, the leading…
